Occupation of Palm Kernel Tanker

05 February 2011 - New Zealand. A Greenpeace activist is removed from the anchor chain of the MV Great Motion by police. Other activists have occupied the ship's crane. The MV Great Motion has 10,000 tonnes of palm kernel on board. Greenpeace is calling for the Government to put a stop to Fonterra’s expanding use of palm kernel, which is typically grown on land cleared of rainforest. Read more